Raiders QB Derek Carr on reports he's lost the team: 'Stop playing with me'

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr refuted a report that he’s lost his ability to lead the team in a statement from his Twitter account Tuesday, addressing a video that appeared to show Carr crying on the field in London against the Seahawks.

The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson II reported the Raiders have lost confidence in Carr after witnessing the quarterback’s vulnerable moment in London. Here’s the video, shot by 95.7 The Game’s Damon Bruce.

“They saw his face,” Thompson writes, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. “They heard his whimper. They witnessed him explain on the sidelines. They assuredly watched it again in film session. It’s hard to see how Carr can lead this team again.”

Here’s Carr’s response, to his brother Darren Carr and to Pro Football Talk.

Don’t even waste your time with this big bro. On the ground I yelled get me up get me. Then I got to the sideline and yelled again. Not one tear. Not one time. There is the Truth. People will click on it because it sounds crazy. But stop playing with me.

Carr says there were no tears involved, but the video made the rounds on the internet for a reason. He doesn’t look like a leader at that moment. Even more disturbing is Thompson’s reporting about the players’ experience with Carr on the sideline at that time.

But Carr has enjoyed strong support from coach Jon Gruden. Any player can be jettisoned during a team-rebuild, but Carr is the leader of the Raiders still. He has 10 games left in 2018 to solidify that standing.